The effect of estradiol benzoate administration on estrous response and synchronized pregnancy rate in dairy heifers after treatment with exogenous progesterone

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 775-785

  Hanlon, D W ^a   Williamson, N B ^a   Wichtel, J J ^a   Steffert, I J ^a   Craigie, A L ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine; CIDR B; Estradiol; Estrus synchronization; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0000349834     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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